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Sidney, Will
CM🇮🇪FIDE 2509539· Male· Ireland· Born in 2002
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Will Sidney, a 24-year-old Irish Candidate Master, is rated 2051 — just 3 short of his peak of 2054 (Apr 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, The National Club championship 2026, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10. Also played 8 rapid (including The Irish Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including The Irish Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 35-month break between Apr 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached Irish #60 in Jun 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #21, #22, #13 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz1884
All-time high
2054
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Irish rank: #60
at age 24 · rated 2051
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2054
at age 24 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 23
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 22
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1541 → 1875
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
1999 → 2051
Tournaments
19
53 games
Score
32/ 5360.4%
26W12D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | — | -4.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | — | +10.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #85 | — | -8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | — | -0.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 2106 | +9.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2571 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2032 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2022 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | — | +20.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1946 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlex Goss
🇮🇪IRL·1881
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJason LiuFM
🇮🇪IRL·2252
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAndrey A. IvanovCM
🇮🇪IRL·2079
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Ireland
#60
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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